Systems for characterizing a vehicle collision

A system comprising:

• at least one network adapter configured to communicate with a communication network;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one storage medium containing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method comprising:
• in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object:
• obtaining, for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision, data describing the vehicle during the time period, wherein the obtaining comprises at least in part receiving information from a telematics monitor of the vehicle via the communication network;
• determining, based at least in part on the data describing the vehicle during the time period, a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event, by:
• determining, based at least in part on sensor data from the telematics monitor, whether the telematics monitor is operating improperly;
• and
• in response to determining that the telematics monitor of the vehicle is operating improperly, determining that the potential collision is not a collision;
• and
• in response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event:
• triggering one or more actions responding to the potential collision.